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How Pittsburgh's mild winter will affect the spring

How Pittsburgh's mild winter will affect the spring
UPCOMING SPRING. CASEY. IT’S QUITE APPARENT THAT WE HAVE HAD A MILD WINTER SO FAR. DECEMBER TEMPERATURES A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO WE EVEN OUT THE MONTH NEAR NORMAL, JANUARY AVERAGE, HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE 6.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND ADDED UP BEING OUR SECOND WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE MONTH’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE TEN AND A HALF DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SO FAR IN FEBRUARY, YOUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OR 11 AND A HALF DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE. SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING HOW WILL THIS WARM WINTER AFFECT SPRING WITH HOW WARM IT’S BEEN IN BOTH JANUARY AND NOW FEBRUARY? I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SUGGEST A WARMER THAN AVERAGE SPRING COULD BE ON THE HORIZON. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? EARLY BLOOMS WILL LIKELY HEAD OUR DIRECTION. PLANTS ARE SENSITIVE TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND SMART ENOUGH TO PICK UP ON THE WARMING TREND, RESPOND TO IT, AND IN TURN BLOOM EARLY IN EARLY BLOOM ISN’T THE ONLY THING YOU CAN EXPECT TO COME PREMATURELY THIS YEAR DUE TO THIS MILD WINTER, WE COULD SEE A SURGE IN INSECT AND BUGS. WE OFTEN THINK BUGS DISAPPEAR DURING THE COLD MONTHS WHEN IN REALITY THEY’RE JUST LESS ACTIVE. SO COME SPRINGTIME, THEY’RE READY TO STRETCH THEIR LEGS, POLLINATE AND REPRODUCE. AS SOON AS IT GETS WARMER. ENJOYING WHAT’S LEFT OF THIS WARMTH ON THIS LATE FEBRUARY DAY IN MY TANK TOP HERE IN
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How Pittsburgh's mild winter will affect the spring
It's been quite apparent that we have had a mild winter thus far. December was a little all over the place, so we evened out to a near-normal month. January's average high temperatures were 6.2 degrees above normal and ended up being our second warmest January on record in Pennsylvania, with the month's average temperature 10.5 degrees above normal. So far in February, our average high temperatures are 11.5 degrees warmer than normal. So you may be wondering, how will this warm winter affect spring? With how warm it's been in both January and now February, I think it's safe to suggest a warmer-than-average spring could be on the horizon.What does that mean? Early blooms will likely head in our direction. Plants are sensitive to their environment and smart enough to pick up on the warming trend, respond to it and in turn, bloom early. An early bloom isn't the only thing you can expect to come prematurely this year. Due to this mild winter, we could see a surge in insects and bugs. We often think bugs disappear during the cold months, when in reality they're just less active. So come springtime, they're ready to stretch their legs, pollinate and reproduce as soon as it gets warmer.

It's been quite apparent that we have had a mild winter thus far. December was a little all over the place, so we evened out to a near-normal month.

January's average high temperatures were 6.2 degrees above normal and ended up being our second warmest January on record in Pennsylvania, with the month's average temperature 10.5 degrees above normal. So far in February, our average high temperatures are 11.5 degrees warmer than normal.

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So you may be wondering, how will this warm winter affect spring?

With how warm it's been in both January and now February, I think it's safe to suggest a warmer-than-average spring could be on the horizon.

What does that mean? Early blooms will likely head in our direction. Plants are sensitive to their environment and smart enough to pick up on the warming trend, respond to it and in turn, bloom early.

An early bloom isn't the only thing you can expect to come prematurely this year. Due to this mild winter, we could see a surge in insects and bugs. We often think bugs disappear during the cold months, when in reality they're just less active. So come springtime, they're ready to stretch their legs, pollinate and reproduce as soon as it gets warmer.